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2025<\/h4>\n

<\/i> Report on WFEO participation at the 2025 UN STI Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO-ECBAP Participation at the 2025 UN STI Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

2024<\/h4>\n

<\/i> WFEO President\u2019s visit to the United States of America<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO participation at the 9th Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum for the SDGs 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

2023<\/h4>\n

<\/i> UN 4th Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO co-hosts side event with International Science Council at UN STI Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO Participates in the first Africa Day at the UN Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO-ISC Side-Event at UN 2023 Water Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> YEFL Webinar \u201cSmart Sustainable Communities and Frontier Technologies\u201d celebrating World Engineering Day 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

2022<\/h4>\n

<\/i> WFEO Side event at UN HLPF 2022 \u2013 Utilizing Open Science Principles for Quality Engineering Education to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO participation at the 7th STI Forum for the Sustainable Development Goals<\/a><\/p>\n

2021<\/h4>\n

<\/i> WFEO Webinar: HLPF 2021 \u2013 Deploying Global Youth Capacity in UN Policy and Engineering for SDG 13<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> UN Expert Group Meeting for 2021 HLPF<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Civil Engineering Triennial Summit 2021 “Planning for Climate Change and the Enhanced Resilience of Civil Infrastructure”<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> STI Forum 2021 Side Event \u201cEngineering \u2013 Bridging the Gap for a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Stakeholder Online Briefing of the STI Forum on Sustainable Development<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Roadmap to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals \u2013 Advancing Sustainable and Climate Resilient Infrastructure \u2013 World Engineering Day 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

2020<\/h4>\n

<\/i> WFEO, WGIC and UN Expert Committee on Geo-Spatial Information Workshop: Build Back Better cities with GeoBIM technologies<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report on WFEO side event of HLPF 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO-WGIC-UNGGIM White paper: Geospatial Engg Sustainable Development<\/a><\/p>\n

2019<\/h4>\n

<\/i> Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) – The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) Press release – Scientists call for urgent, targeted, action to avoid reversing the development gains of recent decades<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report on UN SDG Summit 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO participation in the 63rd IAEA General Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO Participation at the UN High Level Political Forum – HLPF 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO participation in UN STI Forum 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report on the Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO at the UN CSW63<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report of the extraordinary session of the Commission for Hydrology at the World Meteorological Organization<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report of the 30th UN Water meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

2018<\/h4>\n

<\/i> UN Climate Conference COP24 Side Event \u2013 Progress and prospects: the implementation challenge of adaptation within the Paris Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report on the 46th UNIDO Industrial Development Board 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO participation in the 62nd IAEA General Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO Participation at the UN High Level Political Forum – HLPF 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report on Multistakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2018 report by William Kelly<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO at the UN CSW62<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report of the Global SDG 7 Conference on Energy<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report on the UNOG Director-General’s Meeting with NGOs<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Report of the Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

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2017<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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UN High Level Political Forum - 10-19 July 2017<\/dt>
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WFEO and the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) worked closely at both events with the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Council for Social Sciences (ISSC), its partners in the Science and Technology Major Group (STC)<\/p>\n

WURC supported preparation of the STC inputs, prepared and presented an STC display, shared with ICSU and ISSC the duties of representing the STC at the thematic reviews and the voluntary national reviews. Reginald Vachon and Bill Kelly, members of WURC, participated in the meeting of the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report Committee. Eng. Ruomei Li, member of WURC and national member of WFEO Executive Council, attended the 2017 HLPF.<\/p>\n

For more informaton:<\/p>\n

<\/i> HLPF 2017 webpage<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> The High Level Political Forum 2017: SDG Interactions, gender and the science-policy interface<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i> Scientific and Technological Community Major Group webpage<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nReginald Vachon representing STC Major Group at one of the Voluntary National Review sessions, at the HLPF, UN HQ in New-York, July 2017<\/p>\n

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\nWFEO ICSU ISSC Banner with Bill Kelly of WFEO, Lucilla Spini of ICSU, Reggie Vachon of WFEO and Ione Anderson of Inter-America Institute for Global Change Research<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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UN Multi-Stakeholder STI Forum: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies - 15 May 2017<\/dt>
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WURC conducted with ICSU and ISSC a side event; \u201cSustainable Cities and Human Settlements\u201d at the Second Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum on 15 May 2017.<\/p>\n

This event was attended by many young professionals and all seats were occupied. It facilitated dialogue among policy-makers, stakeholders and leading engineers and scientists on co designing and building fit- for-purpose STI enabled smart city systems in support of SDGs implementation It address: best practices in co-designing systems with those most in need of help (the most vulnerable and marginalized); prioritizing system needs for these communities; and changing conceptions of smart and resilient city development, particularly in developing countries.<\/p>\n

Important other issues to be discussed include how the engineering and science community can support decision-makers and help build capacity in developing countries for integrating information and communication technology (ICT) into resilient and sustainable urban systems. Topics: ICT Improves City Resilience, Working with the ICT Industry, Social Aspects of Smart Cities and Physics of Smart Cities.<\/p>\n

For more informaton:<\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO Side event in the UN Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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UN Commission on the Status of Women 2017 - CSW61 - 13-24 March 2017<\/dt>
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WURC assisted the WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering (WIE) to attend the UN 60th and 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN HQ in 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n

The CSW meetings are the UN\u2019s largest inter-governmental meeting to focus on its impact on women and girls. The meetings are crucial to progressing Goal 5 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and achieving the 2030 Agenda.<\/p>\n

For more informaton:<\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO at the UN CSW61<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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2016<\/h4>\n
UN Commission on the Status of Women 2016 - CSW60 - 14-24 March 2016<\/dt>
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WURC assisted the WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering (WIE) to attend the UN 60th and 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN HQ in 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n

The CSW meetings are the UN\u2019s largest inter-governmental meeting to focus on its impact on women and girls. The meetings are crucial to progressing Goal 5 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and achieving the 2030 Agenda.<\/p>\n

For more informaton:<\/p>\n

<\/i> WFEO at the UN CSW60<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

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2015<\/h4>\n
International Congress on Advances on Nuclear Power Plants - 4 May 2015<\/dt>
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WURC participates or monitors sustainable development activities globally. A sustainability declaration signed on May 4, 2015 by 39 nuclear societies (50,000 scientists\/36 countries) at ICAPP (International Congress on Advances on Nuclear Power Plants) is presented as follows: \u201cWe proudly believe that nuclear energy is a key part of the solution in the fight against climate change\u201d.<\/p>\n

Development Goals (OWG on SDGs) relative to recommendations on energy are the topic of the brief. WURC participated in the UN General Assembly Open Working Group on Sustainable Development relative to energy. The recommendations on energy were compiled from three civil society consultations conducted by UN-NGLS from 2012- 2013. It was advocated that governments must promote development and energy generation that does not result in dangerous byproducts with the capacity to trigger global-level destruction. Recommendations are presented below, organized according to the following five objectives:<\/p>\n